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It's gotten better. There's a new fangled music-related dealy with that one guy from Jay-Z's camp which was all the rage a year or so ago. The Board allows them to get creative with stuff like that but I guess it's against the rules for the best math/science school to offer a degree track that would help produce better math/science teachers in the state struggling mightily in math and science. Ya know, 'cause UGA and Northwest Southeastern State College in BumFunk County, GA do enough in those areas I guess.

Some genius wrote the following in the draft discussion thread ....

I think it's just 2 now, Hewitt and Gregory. I don't think there was an offset in Gregs' deal so our payments aren't offset by what USF pays him. Thank the former AD for that. Agreed on Devoe @KB21. Funny, I lamented during the draft that the list of guys set for GT before they got paid included Sexton, Carter and now Little (future top3 pick) who would've fit nicely with Devoe. We gotta start paying dudes (again) Oh no you di'n't .

Shii, give me Hewitt over what we dealt with in Gregory. At the very least, we wouldn't have the consistent talent discrepancy that we face now. Let's be honest, it doesn't take a brilliant tactician to win at the ncaa level. Miller at AZ is a horrible coach but he always wins the talent edge. I'm hoping Pastner can marry the two, coach/recruit. He's done ok so far but I expect to see a jump starting this season. And, yes, I need to see improvement despite losing Okogie. If we're gonna be a 'greater than sum of the parts' team like Pastner claims we will be, we should see better play overall this season. I feel satisfied that this thread has been properly hijacked, btw.

Our Administration doesn't care about any of that thus, as you mention, it is a conscious decision. As a fan, as long as you understand that, you don't/can't get too up in arms when we fail. We go into gun fights with a bow and arrow. Sometimes we turn into freaking Hawkeye and walk outta that b*tch with our life. Mostly we last about 3 minutes then catch one in the temple. On top of that, as a state school, the Board of Regents will not allow us to expand our course offerings to include dumb-arse classes like they have at places like UGA (which is where most of them went). IIUC the reasoning is that other schools in the state offer the courses so there's no reason to dilute academia by allowing GT to have, for example, a sociology degree offering. Meanwhile, UGA gets approved to add an engineering school. Interesting dichotomy, huh?

It's been a confluence of a lot of factors since Hewitt. Hiring Brian Gregory was program suicide. We're digging out from under a decade plus of crap at this point. On academics, GT and Duke/Stanford are not in the same argument due to them being liberal arts schools. We have places to hide guys but everybody's gotta take a certain amount of calc and lab science regardless of major. Places like Duke/Stan/Wake/Vandy etc. all have dumb-arse classes and degree tracks that we don't have. They also have sports-friendly admins/professors who pass guys through. Our professors and admins take pride in failing athletes cause they don't think they should be there.

I heard a rumor that a certain baseball player's mom has been telling folks this is the norm for Dr. KBToys. Heigh-ohhh C'mon, you laughed.

Was anyone in doubt of that? Is that what them other posters were yelling at you for? Also on that point, he said STTE "How many times do you see a tanking team get impatient and go out and sign a guy to an $80mil contract? That kind of deal hampers the organization for years." This interview reiterated what I already thought, this process isn't close to completion yet.

Well, if you say so.

Slink NBARadio synopsis care of kg .... - Goals heading into draft: Wanted to acquire assets in addition. Felt good about gaining a protected 1st and future 2nds. - Were you ok with keeping Doncic if trade fell through? Oh yeah, wanted to add play-makers, focused on either Luka or Trae. Several teams wanted to trade up. Win/win for us keeping Luka or obtaining Trae. - How hard to decide who to move on from when you inherit a team? First thing is to take a 'deep dive' into the team, what they have. Won 60, then 48, then 42 so a steady decline was happening. Roster was 4th or 5th oldest, most 60-win guys had left. Was right time to his reset button. Had a few future 1sts already. Decided to let Millsap/THJ walk to open up money. Looking at rest of league, there were several teams we could take advantage of since they were in cap heyul. Will use space this summer to acquire assets this summer just like last year. Will look to take contracts from tax teams for assets. - On Steph/Trae comps, Trae said it was nice but unfair, how do you feel? Natural comp when you see his shooting off the bounce. The difference is, Steph played 2 in college and off-ball movement is still there. Trae is more of a 1, has always been. Is ahead of Steph in that area at this time. Trae has to learn the off-ball game when he gives it up to make himself more difficult to guard. - On hiring a player devel-focused coach? Wanted to make sure we had a coach with that background and the ability to connect with players. Ability to develop off the court is key as well. CLP's ability to connect was impressive, natural fit. - Were around Riley, Nelson, etc. how much do you learn from them/apply? Being around successful coaches/execs all had different styles. Take away effort/time they put into jobs. Be who you are. Players know when you're being fake. - When rebuilding, besides getting right players, what the toughest part? Is it having the owner believe in process, fans? Making sure you don't shortcut. Decision (to tank) is made. Mistake is getting impatient. Keeping owners/fans engaged is most important. Getting guys out in community helps but fans just want to be told the truth. Going to keep bringing in good pros to teach guys during process. - Summer league expectations on Trae? If he doesn't get 30's he's a failure. Har Har Har. Just want to see young guys start to build chemistry. - Has goalpost been moved for rooks, considering what Tatum, Simmons, etc do? It'll be tough for guys to live up to that but guys are bigger/stronger now .. all grown men and 19/20 so it'll be interesting to see. You're welcom, b*tches.

Interview time changed to 9AM. Slink probably got performance anxiety (again).

Slink about to be on NBARadio. Unlike the rest of y'all, lookin at you @JayBirdHawk, kg will be providing a synopsis. But first, I gotta log out before burd's claws come out.

@TheFuzz I have no idea what you're talking about.

I bet we'll see MIL make a pro-SAS deal with the Spurs soon now that the Bucks are Spurs-Midwest?

Taking our GL coach too, it seems... https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/1011387179187298304 Long story short, F U Buttz.

Hawks fan, by far. Hawks are on an equal playing field. GT is not. Understanding that makes being a fan more palatable. We all did for a while.

Seems clear Clink was had here. Agenda-squawk is returning.

True. Just ask Doncic's mom. Ah, I take that back. Bad influence, spud.

Heh, were you on the GT board his father was posting on? Basically leading us on for months as if GT had a $hot. Regardless of that, I still think he'll be a really good player. Similar to Jaylen Brown. And I'm buying everything you're sellin @Roundfield32

At worst, he's Anthony Bennett IMHO. The Little kid will be much better than Zion but doesn't have a quarter the hype. Too small for that.

Same here. I think Peo's anger is being directed at folks who've never liked Dennis anyway. I feel him there. There are too many among us who just don't like the guy but won't just come out and say it.

Just seems weird. Not something to get all hangry about. And, be honest, 'mentor' isn't the first word that comes to mind when you think of Dennis. I hope he stays and does a great job of it.

Smells more like a complicated game of 'say the right things', folks. Despite everything, I still like Dennis. But I can certainly understand that this may not be the right place for him at this point in his career. Seriously, he's too young to be serving as a mentor to 'the next guy'. That's something a guy like Calderon should be doing. I think it's unfair to ask him to do that. Let's be honest, rightly or wrongly, they have decided to switch horses here. Dennis is good enough to be a starter somewhere. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in CHA or ORL in exchange for one of their bad contracts.

Well, we don't have a 'dislike' button so that's as close as it gets to getting one.